Telegram-herald., 1887-05-05
THE SPECIAL SESSION
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Aa Mckee then reported adversely =
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81.
Aid saunders moved tast ths report lAY
an The faols lof Oae pssk Loss. Alo-
"a kse r. moving the aJ8qu9l ~ t1e re-
po4t sal that the com mites bsd considered
lhe 4frliaations carefully and tsal there
v ~ .trous oppozii iJa = gui F-pliao.e csti-
Esa- 20 granting lAem licenses. lls alder
iltI Did aot see aaF 1t t-e applicants per-
sonsliy aad in fses. scarcely knes SesFo
lAeir places 81 business are. The whole
com mlglee bad sisne1 TIE report. snd SER
thoroughly c0ng need taet Tie applicants
were uat entitled 20 Licenses They had
frequently violated the lANs. anu their
places bore bad fepltst9n
Alderman lxanlere said - woud stand
bg ths committee. That lae C0aacii hal
nor heen particularly csfciul, ~ some ~
stance IN granting saloon licenses he
wegld support The recommendation Of the
alderman of any war aut 80 A1pe'i ire
aldermen would show him The same
courtesy rsgarI.0g the saloon license busi-
ness in the Eighth aard. lie opposed the
granting 81 Grady license because the
place was obnoxious 20 respectable citizens
ard ns feit IN duty o0onl TO give their
proteslAliOns, respectful consideration.
There were many disrrpulabe dives ran
uncer The ECise 0f = saloon license. They
we're bane 70 Cur young men and girls.
and we're resorts Tor prostitutes and bad
characters 10 genera.
AID DE Graaf said be would support the
/ Committee.
ava. Shsnnahan afose and made his
maiden speech. a1d made a most favorable
impression RE said he nal no, ac'ed, as
member OF the Committee. through prelu-
dice. tie dit not know aay q tho rejected
/ so ican,s, and DID not knOW where
their places of business we're located. The
reports against the three places showed the
| exsteuce Of shocking deprsyity, AID being
| convinced hat they were immoral resorts,
| be vas adverse % their being granted
licenses. a. a matter Of duty. not only as 81
Alderman. but 81 a citizen who has the
| best interests OF this city, Al heart. He had
acted couseieuuolsiy. and had 40 sniipS,hy
against the saloon applicants.
l.EAltermsn Hayward. Who had s1ccee ted
! tne Maycr ia the caair, srose and offered
his vo.ee ia support of tie report OF the
Committee lie zA.d there were tee many
low disreputabie dives In this city, and he
was in for cleaning them out Violations
o. ths ordinances and laws are becoming
100 numerous and now IS just the time io-
the Council 10 shut down on the yioletoTs
and refuse them licenses.
Alderman Pantlind ssid As q member OF
the committee he did not know OF one good
reason Why The applicants IN question
/ should bs granted licenses. They had been
warned bur kept on continually disObeying
the lsw. One Of them had made promises
when the licenses we're granted = year ago,
70 run 4 tecent place and conform 70 the
| law. lie hsd frequently broken his pro-
mise. The reports Ia the hands OF the
I COMMITTEES showed thar the places were dis
equitable. The alderman had no feeling in
[ tie matter at ali and hoped that the
Council would endorse the action Of the
/ committee.
Alderman stsin, who bad 6een in favor
I Of laviug ,he report co the table arose and
said hs undsrstood the mstter nl0re clearly
sui should susiein tie committee Alder
man Doyle said he would do Likewise.
/ when he question wss put 10 a vote The
/ Council rejected the applicants unani-
mousiy.
The bond Of Treasurer George r Perry
/ was -esd bv tie CierK. The amoini OF the
I boad was $4,000 70 bore the signatures
of N. T. Sweet. II J. Hcllisfsr. James NJ.
/ Barnett and L. =. Hawkins. li was accept
| ei without dissent
Alderman ueGsssf moved 10 reconsider
( the bid 0f toe Grand Rapids National Bank
/ which being carried, be offered a resolution
/ that the proposal CT the Grand Rapids
Na.onsl Bank ba accepted and that said
Z hsnk b. design sfed - he city depository
I aud that tie cisv funds re transferred %
I sa & deuCsit0rv ~ the treasurer on May ie.
/ issT provided tie bond shall = duly ex-
ecu-sd. Adopted
! Alderman fanniere offered ? resolution
u flNAttA- tts- NttNNItlt-E' att fEtAllaitarr -
I draft a suitable ordinance p-oTiding i0- the
Z losing u al restaurants run ia
/ connection vifh sa.con A. %
I o'clock ~ night The aldermen ~
7 support n the rssol 1fion ssi' % vas we'll
/ x1own fart tnsf - al-ni-ht restaurants
I we're more or less a. egil Any way II was
/ IN violation 30 the az especially a. 10 was
i also known ttat the restaurant was often
i used a. = msst i0r conducting he -sl0on
i business after hours Ten o'clock vas laie
I enosga FOR = restaurant to Keep open. for
Z respec,ai .s purposes
zoe ut TIE COMMITTEES II Ordinances re-
I ported fhaf the Committee rad = goed deal
/ OF busress on hand ana the resolution Of
I Afj fsun.ere nas ls't oa tae able unti. a
/ week from nsft Nonjsv night. Ehe C0ua-
I ca then adjourned
Afterwards there wss cusifsTsi'r IN
; formal tslx enouz tie 4 iierfDen regarding
( the resolution frey wee sroat rFsulv
+ e der iu opinion s1oul it. tsnF we're n
Z favor ci sIfo~inE the rsstaufa1t - sreo
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/ as sni ordinances governing tas leaaT
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